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Laws of the State of North Carolina, passed by the General Assembly [1842-1843]

[IS42-3 CORPORATIONS—TOWNS. 140
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, Tiiat every resident of said
town, qualified to vote for members of the House of Commons, shall
be entitled to vote for such Commissioners, and the election shall be
conducted as elections now are for the choice of members of the
General Assembly.
Sec 3. Be il further enacted, That the Commissioners thus elected,
being notified by the Inspectors, shall, before entering on the duties
of their ofiice, takeanoath before some Justice of the Peace for the
county aforesaid, to perform faithfully and impartially the duties of
their office, to the best of their ability; and any one refusing to take
such oath for the space of one month after the election, havmg been
notified thereof ten days, unless he shall remove out of the limits of
said town or be otherwise incapable to serve, shall be liable to pay ihe
sum of twenty dollars, to the use of said town; for which forfeiture
the State's Attorney for the county aforesaid is hereby required to
bring suit, in the name of the Board of Commissioners aforesaid, in
the County Court of Halifax county.
Sec. 4. Be itfurther enacted, That said commissioners be constituted
a body corporate, under the name and style of the Board of Commis-sioners
for the town of Weldon; and as such, shall have a common
seal; may sue and be sued; may purchase, hold and convey property
ofanykiad; shall have power to alter, extend and establish bounda-ries
to said town, giving, immediately thereafter, twenty days' public
notice of any change made; may remove nuisances, erect bridges,
provide against fire and disease; and make all other bye-laws and
regulations tor the good government and well ordering of said town,
not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the Board aforesaid shall
appoint a Town Treasurer, who shall give a bond, with sufficient se-curity,
conditioned for the faithful keeping and paying over of all
such sums as may come into his hands. It shall be his duty to re-ceive
all moneys belonging to the town, and pay the same out by or-der
of the Board. At the end of the year, he shall publish a state-ment
of his accounts in some public place in the town; and for such
service, he shall be entitled to a commission, to be allowed by the
Board.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the Board shall appoint a
Town Constable, who shall also give a bond, to be adjudged of by

[IS42-3 CORPORATIONS—TOWNS. 140
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, Tiiat every resident of said
town, qualified to vote for members of the House of Commons, shall
be entitled to vote for such Commissioners, and the election shall be
conducted as elections now are for the choice of members of the
General Assembly.
Sec 3. Be il further enacted, That the Commissioners thus elected,
being notified by the Inspectors, shall, before entering on the duties
of their ofiice, takeanoath before some Justice of the Peace for the
county aforesaid, to perform faithfully and impartially the duties of
their office, to the best of their ability; and any one refusing to take
such oath for the space of one month after the election, havmg been
notified thereof ten days, unless he shall remove out of the limits of
said town or be otherwise incapable to serve, shall be liable to pay ihe
sum of twenty dollars, to the use of said town; for which forfeiture
the State's Attorney for the county aforesaid is hereby required to
bring suit, in the name of the Board of Commissioners aforesaid, in
the County Court of Halifax county.
Sec. 4. Be itfurther enacted, That said commissioners be constituted
a body corporate, under the name and style of the Board of Commis-sioners
for the town of Weldon; and as such, shall have a common
seal; may sue and be sued; may purchase, hold and convey property
ofanykiad; shall have power to alter, extend and establish bounda-ries
to said town, giving, immediately thereafter, twenty days' public
notice of any change made; may remove nuisances, erect bridges,
provide against fire and disease; and make all other bye-laws and
regulations tor the good government and well ordering of said town,
not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the Board aforesaid shall
appoint a Town Treasurer, who shall give a bond, with sufficient se-curity,
conditioned for the faithful keeping and paying over of all
such sums as may come into his hands. It shall be his duty to re-ceive
all moneys belonging to the town, and pay the same out by or-der
of the Board. At the end of the year, he shall publish a state-ment
of his accounts in some public place in the town; and for such
service, he shall be entitled to a commission, to be allowed by the
Board.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the Board shall appoint a
Town Constable, who shall also give a bond, to be adjudged of by